Early Colonial America/American Revolution

Question 1

The Declaration of Independence influenced people throughout the world because?

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justifies revolting against unjust governments

Question 2

Which of the following is the BEST description of salutary neglect?

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loose control by Britain as long as colonies generated $$$

Question 3

What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?

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England and France

Question 4

Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or give me death" is declaring support for which cause?

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Patriots

Question 5

Who was the big loser at the end of the French and Indian War?

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France

Question 6

Which colonial region was nicknamed the "breadbasket" because it produced most of the wheat?

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Middle

Question 7

Who was MOST responsible for the creation of Georgia?

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James Oglethorpe

Question 8

The final battle of the war in which the British surrendered to the Americans was at?

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Yorktown

Question 9

Who would be chosen by the 2nd Continental Congress to lead the newly formed Continentaql army?

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George Washington

Question 10

Who was famous for an engraving depicting a highly exaggerated image of the Boston Massacre?

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Paul Revere

Question 11

How did William Penn's "holy experiment" affect those who chose to settle in Pennsylvania?

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colony became diverse due attracting different people

Question 12

Choose the answer that serves as a title for the map

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The Battlel of Bunker Hill

Question 13

Which conclusion about the Revolutionary War is supported by the information in the chart below

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Colonies had few but important advantages

Question 14

Why did the colonists resent the establishment of the Proclamation Line of 1763?

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the British wouldn't allow settlement west of Applachian

Question 15

British taking advantage of colony's resources to increase wealth

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mercantilism

Question 16

The geography of each of the colonial regions directly affected what types of activities?

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economic

Question 17

Choose the answer that serves as a title for the map

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The Battlel of Bunker Hill

Question 18

In 1775 Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British, what he take from the fort

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weapons

Question 19

Which side did American colonists support in the French & Indian War?

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English

Question 20

Britain raised taxes to pay for what

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French & Indian war

Question 21

What was the Great Awakening that occured in colonial America?

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emotional revivals emphasizing sinfulness

Question 22

Which hated act of the British gave British troops permission to demand food and shelter?

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Quartering Act

Question 23

Why is Saratoga considered the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

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it convinced the French to join the American colonists

Question 24

the Delcaration of Independence says people have the right to rebel is the government?

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violates natural rights

Question 25

The goal of the British in their march from Boston to Concord was to?

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sieze the arsenal where colonists had stockpiled weapons

Question 26

In what city did the Continental Congress meet and sign the Declaraton of Independence?

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Philadelphia

Question 27

Which colonial region depended on cash crops and slave labor?

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Southern

Question 28

One of the events that lead to the war was the Boston Massacre. How many colonists were killed

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5

Question 29

Horrific journey of slaves from Africa to America

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middle passage

Question 30

What was the main reason the colony of Georgia was founded?

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it was a buffer zone between Spanish Florida and Carolina

Question 31

Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was important because it:

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convinced many Americans to support independence

Question 32

Which group was responsible for the events that became known as the Boston Tea Party?

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Sons of Liberty

Question 33

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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